Russians Cross Danube and Move Toward Budapest Front
Reported Soviet forces crossed the Danube at Apatin in northern Yugoslavia and massed along the eastern front for decisive action as Tito, Stalin talks surface. Berlin and Paris radios note concentrations around Budapest amid open revolt rumors and pending attacks on Latvia and East Prussia.
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London
Danube
Apatin
Yugoslavia
Budapest
Germany
Stalin
Budat
Berlin
Tisza
Cap- Red Army
Morocco
Moscow
Latvia
Baltic
Liepaja
East Prussia
Niemen River
Five Army Aviators Killed in Westover Crash
Five Army aviators died when a heavy bomber crashed near Hartford Connecticut during a night training mission at Hartford last night. Corp Furman Watson 21 from Seneca South Carolina was listed among the dead.
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Westover Field
Mass
Army
Hartford
Conn
Corp
Furman Watson
Seneca
Soldier Killed in Auto Crash Near Miami
Staff Sgt. Charles R. Ford aged 20, recently back from overseas duty, died in a mobile accident last night in Miami. His father, Charles R. Ford, resides at 224 Goins Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina.
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Miami
Fila
Charles R. Ford
Goins Street
Rock Hill
S. C
Roosevelt Wins Fourth Term With Narrow Popular Margin
The Associated Press reports President Roosevelt secured a fourth term as the electoral vote sweep continued, winning by the smallest popular margin since 1916. With 44,391,849 votes tallied, Roosevelt led Dewey 23,629,591 to 20,761,898, a gap of 2,868,053.
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Roosevelt
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Democrats Gain House Majority in Election Returns
Late returns on Tuesday’s election give Democrats at least 49 additional House seats, securing the largest gain since 1932. Senate control remains with Democrats as several contests remain undecided with 13 seats still in doubt.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt
Senate
President Leads in Electoral Votes as Michigan Result Doubtful
Early returns show the President with 413 electoral votes to Dewey's 118 with Michigan’s 19 votes still undecided though Dewey holds a slight edge. The four prior elections cited show Democratic and Republican margins varying widely across years. House Democrats gain a stronger majority, leading by at least 49 seats with 13 contests unresolved.
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Dewey
Michigan
Wendell L. Willkie
Alf Landon
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
al Smith
Calvin Coolidge
John W. Davis
Warren G. Harding
James Cox
Woodrow Wilson
Charles E. Hughes
Eighth Army Near Key Forli Airfield in World War II Push
Allied forces of the Eighth Army advanced to within 500 yards of Bussecchio near the Po valley communication hub of Ford. They seized the north side of the Forli airfield after crossing the King of Ditches canal while Germans defended with Tiger tanks. Forli, a city of 66,000, remained under heavy combat as Grignano and San Martino fell and western Poles moved toward Dora Dola.
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RCME
Eighth Army
Bussecchio
Po Valley
Ford
Forl
Forli
Grisgnano
San Martino
Doradola
Allied and Soviet Offensives Pressure Across Europe
War commentary notes Allied and Soviet moves toward coordinated strikes in West and East Europe. Eisenhower prepares drives as Red Armies mass near the German border, with aims to push toward Berlin via Krakow Tarnow and a major push on Pest. Patton presses in the Metz sector toward the Saar valley as Aachen and Duren endure intense fighting.
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Europe
Eisenhower
Stalin
Germany
Reich
Berlin
Vistula
Poland
Krakow
Tarnow
German
Silesia
Naziland
Pest
Danube
Austria
Hitler
United States First Army
Aachen
Haertgen Forest
Five Die as Robot Bombs Fire in Southern England
Five persons were killed and many wounded when flying bombs struck residential areas in southern England during the night. London faced its first alert in three days as missiles were shot down along the east coast. Several of the injured died while en route to hospitals. Berlin boasted that V-2 rockets have already been launched against London and vowed to intensify attacks with more secret weapons.
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London
England
Berlin
Subways public auction features lost items
New York riders left behind odd items as subway authorities list belongings for auction. Among the lots are an artificial left hand, a large assortment of false teeth, and numerous birdless bird cages.
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New York
Subway
Harsh Words From Yamashita On MacArthur Demand
Gen Yamashita told Jose Laurel that he will demand unconditional surrender from MacArthur. The broadcast cited Yamashita saying his only question to the British commander at Singapore was yes or no and he plans to ask the same of MacArthur.
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Associated Press
Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
Douglas MacArthur
Tokyo Radio
Yamashita
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Jose P. Laurel
Truman Out To Develop Friendship
Senator Harry S. Truman aims to build a warm bond between the White House and Capitol Hill to prevent ruptures in Congress. He counts on fellow senators’ affection and friendship as his main tool while on a transcontinental campaign tour.
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Truman
Washington
Harry S. Truman
White House
Capitol Hill
Senate
Congress
Roosevelt
Wallace
Netherlands Seeks compensation from Germany after Holland damage
London reports Deputy Prime Minister Clement Attlee told the Commons that the Netherlands reserves the right to claim a suitable part of adjoining Prussia as compensation. The plan contemplates cession or bringing the area within the Dutch economic orbit, with energetic support for rightful territorial claims.
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London
Netherlands
Britain
Prussia
Holland
Clement Attlee
Commons
Attlee
Germany
Yanks Brave 100 Mile Per Hour Typhoon In Philippines
Gen. MacArthur reports Yanks fighting tough Japanese opposition and a 100 mile per hour typhoon in the Philippines as roads wash out and supplies run thin near Ormoc. Front lines in the Pinamop an area face heavy pressure while Carigara coast road proves impassable for supply convoys.
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MacArthur
Philippines
Army
Ormoc
Pinamopean
Irving
Fred Hampson
Associated Press
24Th
Carigara
Roosevelt Plans Comprehensive 4 Year Program After Victory
President Roosevelt outlines a four year plan focusing on orderly reconversion to civilian production demobilization world security and a peaceful prepared America. He envisions 60 million productive jobs postwar and rapid repatriation of veterans while safeguarding against another 1929 style boom and 1930s collapse. The roadmap also includes a strong Allied unity to defeat Nazi conspirators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitola
World Security Organization
America
Views Of World On Election In United States
Melbourne observers say Roosevelt’s re election avoids disruption of long range plans by the United States and British Empire, while India's Hindustan Times notes both parties offer scant concern for India and its freedom.
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United States
Melbourne
Roosevelt
British Empire
Owen Dixon
Washington
Royal Empire Society
India New Desai
Hindustan Times
Mahadas Gandhi
Devadas
India
President Osmena Report From Philippines San Francisco
Philippines and San Francisco dispatch report President Sergio Osmena arrives in San Francisco for a diplomatic mission with plans to address wartime reconstruction and postwar policy collaboration.
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Philippines
San Francisco
Sergio Osmena
U.S. War Casualty Totals Top 500000 Mark
Secretary of War Stimson announced that total American battle casualties through Oct. 28 reached 509,195 for Army and Navy. Army 437,356 and Navy 71,839, with revisions to casualty reporting increasing totals.
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Washington
Stimson
Navy
Army
Patton Expands Rhine Drive With Three More American Divisions
Gen. George S. Patton Jr. adds three additional American divisions to the forward push toward the Rhine, extending the advance on a 25 mile front around Metz. German radio calls it the prelude to a major offensive as villages fall to the combined Third and Seventh Armies amid counterattacks.
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London
George S. Patton, Jr
Rhine
Metz
U. S
Third Army
Palatinate
Napoleon
Pate Ton
Fort
Indians Of State Entitled To Their Own Schools
The North Carolina state board of education ruled that Indians are entitled to their own schools and authorized hiring a teacher for 37 of them in Columbus county. Cutler Moore presented the Indians case with a delegation, noting they are registered voters and have funded their own school building and teacher for 14 years. They moved from Robeson county, bought property, and refused to send children to a Negro school.
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Raleigh
State Board of Education
Columbus County
Cutler Moore
Robeson County
Poison Gas Accusations Mark Liuchow Battle
Japanese forces close in on Liuchow as Chinese high command reports a spearhead within 15 miles of the city in southern Kwangsi. Tokyo says new aims include Kweilin with tanks planes and infantry while Chinese claim large quantities of poison gas used at Kweilin but failed to dislodge defenders. U S 14th Air Force jets support Chinese ground forces by strafing and bombing advancing columns.
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Chungking
Liuchow
Orient
South China
Tokyo
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Hunan-Kwangsi
High Command
Domei Agency
Kwelin
Federal Communications Commission
U. S. 14Th Air Force
Evacuation of Strumica Pass by German Forces
London reports German troops pulled back from the Strumica alley in southern Yugoslavia as part of an orderly retreat linked to Greece. Broadcasts claim Allied landings on Melos were repulsed after days of battle, with the Germans announcing the landing occurred several days earlier.
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Manila
U.S
Philippine
Charles Gerry
London
Strumica
Yugoslavia
Greece
Bulgaria
Melos
Patton’s Third Army Expands Advance Toward Rhine
In heavy snow the Third Army pressed four spearheads into the Nazi line along a 50 mile front near Metz aided by 1,300 U S heavy bombers bombing front line positions. General Patton added three divisions, doubling force since yesterday, extending effort north and south of the fortress city as the push toward the Rhine continues.
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Schmidt
Aachen
Duren
Cologne
Rhine
Patton
Metz
Saar Valley
Germany
London
George
Third Army
U. S
Allied Forces Press On In Western Front Operations
Allied communique reports American and German artillery exchanges as U S First Army slowly regains ground southeast of Aachen amid heavy counterattacks. In the Metz area the Third Army pushes near Metz while Montgom erys 21st Army Group seals Walcheren island and Poles breach Moerdijk defenses. aerial activity and smoke countermeasures noted as Germans claim feverish Allied preparations in Aachen.
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Aachen
Holland
Sir Bernard L. Montgomery
21St Army Group
Walcheren Island
Schelde
Buttinge
St. Laurens
Middleburg
Maas
Meuse
Moerdijn
U. S. First Army
Vossenack
Hart
Schmidt
Third
Metz
Allied Troops Capture Fort White in Burma War
Allied forces have seized the Japanese stronghold Fort White on the Tiddim Kalemyo road in northwestern Burma after two days of heavy fighting. Mountbatten announced the capture, noting Fort White is near Kennedy Peak and Kalemyo, with Shwegu reported as occupied by Chinese forces across the Irrawaddy river.
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Southeast Asia
Kandy
Ceylon
Fort White
Tiddim-Kalemyo Road
Burma
Lord Louis Mountbatten
Kennedy Peak
India
Kalemyo
Chungking
Irrawaddy River
Myitkyina
Shwegu
Bhamo
Katha
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Nye
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Moses
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William Frye
Cheminot
Mozelle
Chateau Salins
Rhine-Marne Canal
Nancy
Sarrebourg
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